Broiled BBQ Salmon

Yep, Broiled BBQ Salmon -- a super healthy meal that tastes great. It is simple and fast to make, pairs well with salad or steamed broccoli, is low-calorie and high in protein.

Here's the deal:

I make this with my standard BBQ rub. Here's how I make the rub:

1/4 brown sugar
3 TBS paprika
Garlic powder
Coarse Sea Salt
Celery Salt
Cumin
Crushed mustard seed
black pepper
Oregano
onion powder
(if you like it a little spicier, you may add red pepper)
Other than the brown sugar and paprika, there are no measurements...use what you like to achieve the taste you want... you may like it spicier, etc.

The first two ingredients are key, in my opinion, to forming a solid base.

So, make this rub.

Apply it to salmon filets - (YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE ALL THE RUB on the filets) -- you should have lots leftover unless you are making a bunch of salmon. The rub can be used on lots of meats, so keep it around.

Place filets on broiling pan and BROIL for 10-12 minutes in oven.

Remove and serve.

It's that damn simple.

Pepsi Next is going to keep you fat...

...or, it's at least not going to help.

That is, the folks over at Fooducate don't like it very much.

But, it DOES have 60% less sugar...and, I'll admit, I tried one the other day. It tastes almost exactly like a real Pepsi. Not like the over-sweetened (artificially) Diet Pepsi.

I drink Diet Coke b/c I can't like Diet Pepsi. It's just too much.

Before I switched to Diet drinks, I was a Pepsi fan.

In some ways, Pepsi Next seems dangerous to me. That is, me personally. Because I like it... and because I LOVE real Pepsi and this is just like it.

Which means I may be tempted to go from a lunch drink of Diet Coke (zero calories) to Pepsi Next (60 calories).

I know, I know. Diet drinks are supposed to be bad for you and change the way your body responds to and CRAVES sweet tastes...but I also really like a diet coke with lunch. And always with Mexican food.

I'll probably keep on drinking Diet Coke for now -- and save the Pepsi Next for a special event (like a football party) when I'd otherwise indulge and go for full-on Pepsi.

But, at least you know... Pepsi Next has its detractors.

Today's Weight

172.5

Holding steady since my return from a week away.

Running some and feeling great -- being a few pounds lighter really helps the pressure on my knee.

Today's weight...

172.5

That's it, really.

Back home. Not traveling. And definitely running the last two nights. And I'm 172.5.

Eat Soup, Lose Weight

It really is THAT simple.

Eat more soup -- especially the kind with LOTS of veggies...and YOU lose weight.

Period.

Lose weight while traveling...

how?

DISCIPLINE!

Nope, I don't have some sneaky new weight loss trick. I'm not recommending a pill.

I'm saying: When you travel, pay attention to what you eat.

I just took a one week trip for work. Before I left, I weighed 172. Today, I weigh 172. This in spite of being out of my weekly food routine.

Yes, a food routine sounds boring -- but it can help you maintain a healthy weight.

I traveled alone, so there was ZERO accountability for what I ate.

No one was watching or encouraging me to be good.

But -- I took note. If I had donuts for breakfast and a larger than usual lunch, I ate a light dinner.

I tried to balance out my "splurges." So yes, I had fun. Yes, I had a big margarita one night. But I also didn't have anything for dessert that night.

Traveling can be a weight gain trap. So, you have to watch it -- you don't want to come back from your trip 5-7 pounds heavier and have to spend extra time working off your vacation -- or, worse, only losing 1-2 pounds and ending your vacation more relaxed but permanently fatter.

Yes, have fun! Indulge! But keep track of what you eat and your weight goals!